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What... the...? Slot machines at MIA? Like that airport needs to be any more of a circus than it already is. [Herald]Miami-Dade commissioners have no problem with Carrie Meek representing Wackenhut and the county, even while the two are in a legal dispute. [Herald]Adam Tavss, the Miami Beach Police officer...

By Kyle Munzenrieder

July 1, 2009

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What... the...? Slot machines at MIA? Like that airport needs to be any more of a circus than it already is. [Herald]
Miami-Dade commissioners have no problem with Carrie Meek representing Wackenhut and the county, even while the two are in a legal dispute. [Herald]
Adam Tavss, the Miami Beach Police officer involved in two shootings, was once accused of domestic abuse. [NBCMiami]
Donte' Stallworth might have been smoking marijuana when he drove his Bentley into that man and killed him. [Herald]
The FDA might ban Vicodin and Percocet, which would take care of those Broward pain pill pits pretty quickly. [NYTimes]
A plane heading from Miami to NYC hit a bird in midair but landed safely. [CBS4]
The county and Marlins agree on matters of stadium financing. [Herald]
An FIU grad was robbed at gunpoint on campus. [Herald]
152 new state laws took affect today. [FCN]

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